I do, I need you. #wattys2016

His Medicine.

It's the nearing the end of the next day when everyone finally decided to all go out and scout. Although Tigriss said not to, we knew we had to get a grip on the layout and how everything's placed. We loaded with just weapons and ammo no food or water, we wouldn't be gone long.

I lead the way through the town, I turn to make sure everyone heads are covered. Leeg and Jackson are new to our squad, but that doesn't mean the peacekeepers won't kill anyone seen with me. We near the fence as we walk down the center of the road, a dog runs past us. There's no one else on the street and most of the shutters are drawn close. These poor people live in fear never knowing what's to happen. But that's partially my fault.

I look into the window of a brightly colored house, a middle aged worn out woman stares into my eyes. She keeps a straight face and shakes her head slowly, I stop dead and watch her. She just continues to shake her head, I cock my head and she points to the fence.

Her face looks almost paranormal as I watch it. I decide she's just scared and I know deep down I am too, but I have weapons. We get as close to the fence as we can before hunching behind stone wedges. The men talk of bland topics as they stare into the distance. I notice one of them is the man who dropped his gun and sang the other day.

I start to time into their conversation. "If I ever got my hands on that mockingjay, I swear I'd make Snow proud. I snap her little flaming neck."

"Isn't that a little harsh?" The other man asks.

"No! She's caused this rebellion, needs to pay and take responsibility for what she's done."

The other man scoffs. "Now you sound like Snow."

Someone from the squad coughs and inside my head I punch her. "WHOS THERE?!" The harsh man yells.

"Let's go." I tell them. We take off through the empty steet, the window that was once open is now shut tight. She was right. Utterly right, this was a bad idea. And now we're all going to die; because of me and my stupidity.

I see and tree and urge them on. The first thing I notice when I turn around is that the peacekeepers armor is virtually in I shootable. I decide to aim for the neck, there's a chink in the armies leaving the neck exposed. I hit the one I didn't want to, the singer one. But he was chasing after me also, with determination to kill me. I decide to run again and I start off after the group. Their so far out of my view I can barely see them.

My foot sticks to a rock and I hear a smash, a crack, and a thud as my shoulder aches in pain. Behind me, Jackson shoots the man and hoists me up. She's so much taller than me, at least a foot. She has no problem lifting me and half carrying me back to the house.

It finally registers in my mind that I've been shot, in the shoulder. It's only the second day here, I'm already injured. We walk through the door and I see Gale standing. "Gale!" I shout. Then it hits me.

"Peeta! Where's Peeta?" I ask frantically.

"He's downstairs sleeping." He looks at my shoulder. "Hey; are you alright? Let me see that."

"I'm fine." I lie pushing past him towards the basement door. He's sleeping in the corner here I was yesterday. Carefully I shake him away. "Hey, your sleeping in my spot. Movie it." He rubs his eyes sleepily then he finally registers me. He puts his hands on my cheeks kissing me hard. He wraps his arms around my shoulders and I wince hard. 

"What's wrong?"

"On the way here I got shot in the shoulder. Can you look?"

He nods. "Yeah." He slips off my jacket, then my amour and he sighs. "You've got to be more careful Katniss." He shakes his head slowly. "Let's go upstairs, we need to clean it."

"We should stay here."

"Come on." I shrug and he helps me up. I want to kiss him again but I know he won't let me yet. He leads me upstairs and everyone watches me. He sits me down on one of her chairs.

Tigris shrieks. "You all must go downstairs, this is a business. People come in here, if they see you they'll for sure kill us all."

I sigh and hurry back downstairs.

**

"Your lucky I'm a seamstress." Tigris jokes as she stitches my shoulder.

"Thanks." I say.

"Before you do anything Katniss, can we go talk?" Peeta asks me. I nod, he takes me to the corner of the room and I lean into his chest. "I need to tell you something.." He whispers.

"What?" I ask.

"Prim left again. To go help the wounded."

I nod into his steady chest. "Okay."

"Do you want to sleep?"

"Only if you sleep with me."

I look to Boggs. "Can we have a quick meeting?" Everyone nods yes and he stands up. "Katniss you have the floor."

"I don't- I uh-"

"So." Boggs interrupts. "We have a day to stay here. Then afterwards we'll storm the Capitol through the sewers. Until then get some rest."

Tirgris waits for us all to get where we want and then turns the light off. I cuddle deep into Peeta's chest knowing no one will ever take him from me. I put my mouth directly by his ear and pull him close. "I love you Peeta." I whisper.

"I love you too." Over the noise of the rest of the squad talking, they don't hear us kissing.

Gale would have been furious, but I missed him like crazy. We break and he inclines our foreheads, I feel that deep passion in my stomach I felt on the beach. Instead of acting upon this, I cuddle into his embrace and sigh happily.

If you would have told me two years ago in that cave that i'd be in love with this man; I never would have believed you. I would have told you i'd be dead. Or the only way I'd be in love with Peeta would be forced with the Capitol.

But here I am laying in the arms of the one person I know that loves me back more than anything. The one person that would take a bullet for me, sacrifice himself for me. I think our love started when I drugged him to get his medicine in the fist games. I knew it was risky, but I knew he'd die without it.

The moment I saw him at the reaping, I knew I was in for a wild ride. So, I played along; at least until that kiss. Them everything came to a more personal level. I was doing it all for him, he was too sweet, kind, gentle, and peaceful to be in this war between Snow and I. But he was install hooked, doing all he could to save and protect me.

And now I'll do whatever it takes to protect him.

Because that's what we do, we protect each other.

I'm shaken a bit and I look into Peeta's eyes.

"Are you okay? You've just been staring at me for like ten minuets.." He whispers pulling hair behind my ear.

"Just thinking."

"I do that a lot looking into your eyes." He smiles. I kiss him once in the darkness and smile.

"I love you Peeta."

"I love you too Katniss."

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OMG IM WATCHING THE FIRST HUNGER GAMES MOVIE & WATCHING INSTAGRAM FOR PREMIERE FOOTAGE IM DEAD. THEY JUST KILLED CATO AND IM ACTUALLY CRYING BECAUSE I JUST REALIZED IM SEEING THE MOVIE ON FRIDAY AND AFTER THAT THE FRANCHISE IS OVER AND I MIGHT DIE. LORD HELP ME..